A cluster of laboratory-grown human brain cells, roughly the size of a peppercorn, has survived for an unprecedented seven-year duration while demonstrating an ageing sequence that aligns with natural neurological …
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Natural Disasters | Earthquake
Miraculous rescue as elderly woman discovered alive under Indonesia earthquake rubble
An 84-year-old immobilized woman was pulled alive from the debris three days after a violent earthquake demolished her residence on an Indonesian landmass, an official announced on Wednesday, as the …
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High-stakes trade negotiations are reaching a critical climax as Ottawa scrambles to avert an imminent wave of import penalties set to be enacted by the Trump administration on Wednesday. These …
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Pakistan History & Heritage
A historical photograph that matters: The everlasting legacy of Dr. Umar Hayat Malik
By Sumayya Some photographs do more than record a fleeting moment; they hold the immense structural weight of an entire era. The 1947 archival image of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah …
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Pakistan Politics
Pakistan’s Supreme Court mandates hospital transfer for jailed former PM Imran Khan over deteriorating health
By Sumayya The Supreme Court of Pakistan has officially directed prison authorities to transfer incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan to a medical facility following persistent appeals regarding his failing …
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U.S. President Donald Trump has renewed his trade threats against Canada, warning that a failure to reach an agreement will trigger heavy import taxes. If a resolution is not finalized, …
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Canadian Immigration & Citizenship
Americans comprise 51% of the 6,000+ individuals granted Canadian citizenship verification under expanded laws.
More than 6,100 individuals have secured Canadian citizenship certificates under relaxed eligibility rules enacted late last year, with over half residing in the United States. Data from Immigration, Refugees and …
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Canadian authorities are investigating whether a man key to a Dutch cold case is from Canada. In May 2023, an unidentified patient was hospitalized in Amsterdam following a stroke or …
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International Relations & National Security
Over 700 international aid trucks cross from Pakistan into Afghanistan
By Sumayya More than 700 trucks carrying international humanitarian aid entered Afghanistan through Pakistan, overcoming a near-total land border closure imposed after October clashes, the United Nations announced. These deliveries …
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ISLAMABAD — Domestic authorities are deploying 286 early detection networks throughout the northern territory of Gilgit-Baltistan and the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as part of a $37 million GLOF-II …